The general, all-encompassing word that comes to mind for my state of mind when attempting to design a strategy for making it through my methods class is just this:

overwhelming

But I shall devise a strategy. There will be a strategy for the critique and a strategy for the lab and I will plod through this mess.
And in the meantime, I will bake as much as is necessary to calm my nerves.

• popcorn, check.
  
• regular bread, check.
• focaccia bread, check.
• cookies - tbd.